Camille Moreau was a secondary school technology teacher in Lyon who repaired phones as a hobby and had been telling her colleagues for years: "The repair market in France is about to explode — the government is going to subsidise it."
She was right.
When the bonus réparation program launched, Camille was ready. She had already saved €18,000 and spent six months building her repair skills. She opened a shop in Lyon's 2nd arrondissement — the commercial and cultural heart of the city — and registered for the bonus réparation program on day one.
She set up RepairCoreX the same day. The documentation requirements for the program were exactly what RepairCoreX produced automatically: SIRET-stamped invoices, repair category classification, parts documentation.
"The bonus réparation program lists approved shops on a national directory," she says. "Before I had spent a single euro on advertising, customers were finding me through that directory. The government had built my marketing channel."
Month One
First week: 23 customers — almost all from the bonus réparation directory. Her average ticket was €135, but customers were paying only €85–€95 out of pocket after the bonus. The shop received the full €135 including the subsidy claim.
Month 1 revenue: €34,000. Zero advertising spend.
Building on the Foundation
By month 3, Camille's Google Maps reputation was building on top of her directory presence. She had 65 five-star reviews. Corporate clients from Lyon's Euronews headquarters and the Part-Dieu business district were approaching her for staff device repairs.
"The bonus réparation brought the first wave of customers," she says. "RepairCoreX made every one of those customers have a professional experience. The reviews brought the next wave."
Month by Month
Camille earns €12,000–€14,000 monthly net. She has not spent a euro on advertising in 14 months.
Her Message
"France has done something no other country has done: it has used law and subsidies to create a repair market that drives customers to professional shops," she says. "All you need is the professional system to serve those customers."
RepairCoreX is that system. The free plan is where you start.